Telescopic combined portable flash-light and writing-pad.



.J. A; PETRl-E; TELESCOPII'C comsmgu PORTABLE .FLASH uem ANDYWRITINGPAD. APPLICATIDN FILED JULYVG; I915.

1,166,930; Patented Jail. 4, 1916.

W Y 'i and exact description erated by a button JOHN A. PETRIE, OFWESTVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

TELESCOPIC COMBINED PORTABLE FLASH-LIGHT AND WRITING-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, H3316.

Application filed .Tuly 6, 1915. Serial No. 38,338.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J on)? A. Pn'rmn, a citizen of the United States,residing at W'estville, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTelescopic-Combined Portable Flash-Light and \Vriting- Pad; and I dohereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and the characters of reference marked thereon, tobe a full, clear, of the same, and which said drawings constitute partof this application, and represent, in, a

Figure 1 a view of a telescopic combined portable flash-light andwriting-pad, con structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 a.plan view thereof. Fig. oan edge view thereof. Fig. 4: a view thereofin central vertical section. Fig. 5 a plan view of the device convertedfor use as a. writingpad. Fig. 6 an edge view thereof. Fig. 7 a viewthereof in transverse section on the line a.b of Fig. 5, looking in thedirection indicated. I

My invention relates to an improved telescopic combined portableflash-light and writing-pad, the object being tofprovide a simple andconvenient device, the compactness and convenience of which is increasedby its being' made on the telescopic principle.

lVith these ends in view, my invention consists in a telescopic combinedportable fiash light and writing-pad having certain detailsofconstruction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention as herein shown, I employ an ordinarystandard pocket flash-light, such as may be found upon the market andneeding no detailed description more than to say that it is adapted insize to be conveniently carried in the pocket of the user, and to beheld in the palm of the hand, and that it consists of an oblongsheet-metal case 2 provided at its lower end with a hinged cover 3through which an ordinary dry-cell battery, not shown, may be introducedand removed. The upper end of the case 2 is furnished with an ordinaryincandescent lamp 4 op- 5 located in the rounded edge of the case nearthe adjacent end thereof. This standard pocket flash-light, I supplementby a sliding sheet-metal shell 6 transparent material.

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corresponding to it in general form, applied over it, open on one side,and furnished on its open side with offset retaining-flanges 7 formingguide-ways for interchangeable writing-plates 8 made of celluloid orother The said shell is furnished at its outer end with a hinged cover 9through which access is had to the upper end of the flash-light forconvenience in de-telescoping the two members, and for exposing the lampet when the two parts are telescoped together for the use of the deviceas an ordinary pocket flashlight, as shown in Fig. The shell is alsoformed upon one edge with a longitudinal slot 10 for clearing thepush-button When the two parts are shut together, as shown in Figs. 1 toat inclusive, the device may be used as an ordinary pocket flash-lightby simply opening the cover 9 as shown by broken lines in Fig. 3, thuspermitting the light to shine directly out. To use the device as asignaling device or as a writing-pad, the flash-light 2 and shell 6 aredrawn apart, as shown in Figs. 5 and G, and the cover 9 closed,'wherebya light-diffusing chamber is 'created'within the shell 6. Now when thebutton 5 is operated, the shell is flooded with light which passeslaterally outward through the transparent writing-plate 9 upon which asheet or scrap of paper may be placed for writing in the dark withoutany extraneous light. No light to speak of, is then emitted, so thatwriting may be done without attracting attention. If it is not desiredto use the device as a writing-tablet, it may be used for signalingpurposes, as by Boy Scouts, Armyofficers, etc., the proper direction andholding it by the flash-light proper, which then constitutes a handlefor it. If used for signaling purposes, it may be furnished with aseries of interchangeable plates 8 some of which may desired, theflash-light 2 and shell 6 may be drawn sufficiently apart to cause theshell (3 at the point 11 to ride over the button 5 which is thusmaintained in its depressed or operating position. Otherwise, the lightmay be kept lighted by constant inward pressure upon the button.

To increase the usefulness of the device, I prefer to provide it with anordinary compass 12 which, as shown, is set into the upper end of thecase 2 of the pocket flash-light on one side of the lamp 4 so as to beilluminated thereby. This compass feature is parby facing it 1nticularly designed for the use of Boy Scouts, but, of course. not solimited.

I claim 1. A telescopic combined portable flashlight and Writing-pad,comprising a flashlight, and a telescoping shell applied over the sameand furnished with a transparent writing-plate.

2. A. telescopiccombined portable flashlight and Writing-pad, comprisinga flashlight, and a telescoping" shell applied there to, and adapted tobe furnished with interchangeable transparent writing-plates.

3. A telescopic combined portable flashlight and writing-pad, comprisinga flashlight, and a telescoping shell applied over the same andfurnished with atransparent writing-plate and provided at its outer endwith a cover.

4:. A telescopic combined portable flashlight and Writing-pad,comprising a flashlight, and a telescoping she ll applied over the same,furnished with a transparent Writing-pla-te and formed with a slot forthe clearance of the push-button of thefiashlight.

5. A telescopic combined portable flashlight and Writing-pad, comprisinga flashlight, and atelesc'oping shell applied over the same and formedwith oft-setting guide- Ways for the reception of a transparentwriting-plate. I

6. A telescopic combined portable flashlight and Writing-pad,comprisinga flashlight, and a telescoping shell applied over the same,and furnished with a transparent Writing-plate and provided at its outerend With a hinged cover.

7. A telescopic combined portable flashlight and Writing-pad. comprisinga flash light. and a telescoping shell applied over the same, furnishedwith a transparent Writing-plate and adapted to be engaged with theoperating button of the flash-light for maintaining the same in itsoperating position While the shell is extended with respect to theflash-light.

8. A telescopic flash-light and Writingpad, comprising a flash-lightfurnisl'ied at one end with an incandescent lamp and with a compasspositioned to be illuminated by thesaid lamp, a telescoping shellapplied over the said flash-light, furnished With a transparentwriting-pad and provided with a cover arranged over the said lamp andcompass.

JOHN A. PETRIE

